So the little boy's name is Ryuichi. The first time he met Caesar, he decided to raise her (Caesar is a female, by the way). He wanted Caesar to be great and strong like a lion.
Caesar grew up with a determination to be a great and strong cat. She tried hard to be a cat. She yawned like a cat, she got excited and raised her fur whenever a cockroach passes by.
One day, she tried to catch a butterfly, and jumped from roof to a tree. Unfortunately, her body was too big for the branch, so the branch broke as she touched it. Birds were flying from the tree and they got angry with Caesar for he broke their nests. Other stray cats saw this, and they gossiped about Caesar, how she couldn't catch a single mouse, when her foster cat-mother had already raised about 20 great cats under her care. They talked about Caesar's lack of confidence and her lack of courage.
Then Caesar got scolded by her foster mother, she felt disappointed with her. Caesar's mother was afraid that Caesar's gonna make troubles for her master with her discouragement. Caesar felt terribly bad about that.
The next day, Caesar went to her neighbor, and she met the dog there, named Ichiro. They talked much. Ichiro told her a story. It was 3 years ago.
Ichiro was eating his meal, and several bones got out from his plate. He didn't care about that, and he ate the meal vigorously. But suddenly, he saw a hand reaching for his bone. Reflexly, he got angry and bit the hand. It turned out that the hand was his master's hand, trying to put the bone back in the plate so that Ichiro can eat easier. Ichiro felt so bad about this. He thought he should be able to press his wild instinct against his master. Ichiro decided to punish himself to feel better, by fasting for a week.
Caesar was amazed with Ichiro's determination. Ichiro still felt sorry for the sin that he made, and he couldn't forgive himself. So Ichiro got so loyal now. He even guard the house still when it was raining or snowing. He tried to make his master happy :)
Hearing the story, Caesar wished that she can be a good use for her master too :)
When Caesar was in the middle of her thought, suddenly, Caesar's mom rushed and shouted at him 'Caesar, what are you doing here? Your master is in fight with his friends!!' Caesar shocked, and she ran as fast as she could to rescue her master.
~to be continued
P.S. The title should be 'Wild Cats', by Reiko Shimizu.
Credits goes to Reiko Shimizu for making the wonderful story :D